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Government Final!
Government Final review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A _____ is the body of fundamental laws setting out the principles,structures, and processes of government. | constitution |
| A ____ often described as a centralized government, is one in which all powers held by the government belong to a single, central agency | unitary government |
| Under a ___, the government must resign if it receives a "vote of no confidence." | parliamentary government |
| ___ is the power to make law and frame policies. | legislative |
| The power to interpret laws, determine their meaning, and settle disputes within a society is known as_____. | judicial power |
| Independent states that agree to form a(n) ___ may still retain their separate identities. | confederation |
| The structure of a(n) ___ requires that power be divided between a state's central and local levels of government | federal government |
| called for representation in Congress by population or by the amount of money given to the central government | Virgina Plan |
| idea that government should serve the will of the people | democracy |
| agreement that, in Congress,States be represented equally in the Senate and by population in the House | connecticut compromise |
| those for whom the Constitution represented a too-powerful central government | Anti-Federalist |
| first English charter of liberties which included such fundamental rights as trial by jury and due process of law | English Bill of Rights |
| organized action to change opponents' behavior by refusing to buy or sell their goods | boycott |
| statement that Parliament forced the king to sign, declaring that even a monarch musst obey the law of the land | Magna Carta |
| organized by people to whom the king had made a grant of land available and could be settled and governed in whatever manner they saw fit | charter colonies |
| From its one chamber, the ___ legislature of the Second Continental Congress exercised both legislative and executive poewers. | unicam |
| The colonists organized a boycott of all trade with England, hoping to force the ___ of restrictive laws. | repeal |
| Some of the 13 colonies were established by ___, under a grant of authority from the English crown. | charter |
| No one opposed __ of the Constitution more vehemently than Patrick Henry. | ratification |
| A(n) __ is a way to change the Constitution | amendment |
| The government and its officers must obey the __, which is another way of describing the concept of limited government. | rule of law |
| A(n) ___ is one of the seven numbered sections of the Constitution. | article |
| The system of __ helps keep one branch of government from dominating the actions of the others. | checks and ballances |
| The Constitution provdes for the __ by creating three distinct branches of government: legislative, executive, and judicial. | seperation of powers |
| A(n) -__ carries the same force of law as a treaty. | executive agreement |
| A governmental action that denies someone fair and equal treatment under the law may be declared ___. | unconstitutional |
| The first ten amendments are called the ___. | Bill of Rights |
| Changes to the written provisions of the Constitution may be made only through the process of _____. | formal amendment |
| those powers exercised soley by the National government | exclusive power |
| federal aid given to States and local governments with virtually no conditions attahed | grant-in-aid program |
| those powers not denied to the States, and not granted specifically to the National Goverment by the Constitution | Reserved powers |
| the seperation of governmental powers between the National Government and the 50 State governments | Division of Powers |
| those powers granted in the Constitution only to the National Government | expressed powers |
| In order for a new State to be admitted to the Union, Congress must pass a(n) ___ after a State constitution has been approved by the people of the proposed State. | act of admission |
| Congress must pass a(n) ___ before a territory can write a proposed State constitution | enabling act |
| A territory seeking Statehood is first directed to prepare a State constitution by means of a(n)___. | enabling act |
| The National Government has three types of ___ that have been granted to it in the Constitution. | delegated powers |
| consisting of several distinct cultures | pluralistic society |
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